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mind, after which the beat and melody for the song came to him overnight. when discussing the composition on vh1 storytellers in may 1998, starr explained : " [ bolan ] was an energised guy. he used to speak :'back off boogaloo... ooh you, boogaloo.'' do you want some potatoes?'' ooh you, boogaloo!'" starr also recalled having to take the batteries out of his children's toys that night, in order to power a tape recorder and make a recording of the new song. the lyrics to the middle eight of